Fritillaria messanensis ssp gracilis Euphorbia truly elegant in either light

truly elegant in either light shade or part sun

which each bear 13-15 sweetly fragrant flowers are attractively perched atop the lush

undulations

The result is a vigorous

the plant shows more white than blue

Fritillaria messanensis ssp gracilis Euphorbia truly elegant in either lightWe've killed more Fritillaria over the years than most folks know exist, so we are delighted to share one species that actually thrives for us. Fritillaria messanensis ssp. gracilis is a seriously cute Balkan native that we saw in situ during our 2012 expedition in Croatia. In the wild, it grew in very dry, rocky, alkaline clay soils among dense shrubs. In the garden, it has proven amazingly easy to cultivate a rarity for us and the genus fritillaria.